Temporary binder.



J. W. RANSON.

TEMPORARY BINDER.

APPLIGATION FILED Nov. 11, 190s.

UNrTnD STATES Patented February 7, 1965.

JAMES IV. RANSCN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TEMPORARY BINDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 781,907, dated February'7, 1905.

Application led November 1l, 1903. Serial No. 180,735.

To n.7/ who/1t 'fr' ntf/.y concern:

Be it known that I, Jaulas IV. RANsoN, of Chicago, county of Cook, andState of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful .Improvements in'Iemporary Binders, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to temporary binders, and more particularly to abinder adapted to receive between two binder members having telescopingbinder-posts therebetween anumber of loose leaves or the like having' inone margin thereof a plurality of holes with slits leading therefrom tothe edg'e of the leaf, whereby the leaves may be readily placed uponsaid binder-posts without the necessity of separating the telescopingmembers thereof, the objects of the invention being to provide a binderof the character referred to having overlapping' back members adapted tomove one upon the other during the telescoping movement of the posts andprovided with lockingl engagement one with the other to guide and limitthe outward movement of said members, and therefore the telescopingmovement of the post members; to provide a temporary binder with anadjustment or operating screw working within one of said posts andhaving a swivel connection at its head with one of the binder members,said swivel connection being wholly upon the outside of said bindermember, thereby affording a smooth and unobstructed receiving-spacebetween the binder members, and in general to provide a neat, simple,cheap, and durable temporary binder of tho character referred to.

'Ihe invention will be understood from the following description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forminga part thereof,and in which Figure 1 is a front elevation looking between the covers ofa binder embodying my invention. Fig'. 2 is a fragmentary sectional viewon line 2 2, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a similar view taken on line 3 3, Fig. l.

Referringto the drawings, I and 2 designate two binder members havingrigidly mounted thereupon in alinement with each other telescoping'posts 3, i, and 5, the telescoping members of the post 4t being inreverse order of the posts I) and 5 to prevent a loose or lateralmovement of the leaves upon the posts, as would be the case if all theinner or smaller members of the posts were so arranged as to all occupyall the holes in the leaves at the same time.

6 designates an adjustment or operating' screw passing through anaperture in thc binder member 1 into the post '-I and having threadedengagement with the interior ofthe. smaller member of the post I,(clearly shown in Fig'. 2,) said screw being provided with an enlargedportion or collar T, resting upon the outside surface of the bindermember I. 'Ihe end of said screw is provided with a socket 8, into whichlits a key S), by means of which the screw is turned. Fitted over theend of said screw and resting upon the collar T is a caplike member IO,secured to the binder member l b v means of the screws 1I 11.. affordinga swivel connection between the screw G and the binder member I upon theoutside of the latter, and by means of which connection the latter ismoved outwardly or inwardly as the screw is turned one way or the other.

12 and I3 designate two overlapping back members secured, respectively,to the binder members l and Q, the ends of the back member I3 being'folded around the ends of the back member I2 (see Fig. I) and providedat the upper edges of the folds with the lips II 1I, adapted to engagethe lugs I5 I5 on the back member I2 as the parts are moved outwardly,and thereby limit the movement thereof. Upon the back member 13 may bemounted the usual label-receiving pocket '1o.

I7 and IS designate cover members made of any desirable material andsecured to the binder members I and 2, respectively, by means of rivetsor otherwise and cach preferably made in two sections flexibly connectedby means of canvas or other suitable pliable material, as indicated atI9.

It is obvious Vfrom the foregoing description and drawings that thedevice here presented is economical in its construction, the parts bcingof such form that they may be stamped out of the material and theassembling' thereof being' very simple. The back members are in the formof angle-pieces, the shorter angles thereof being secured to the innerfaces of IOO the binding-strips and the longer angles being adapted tooverlap each other at right angles with the binding-strips and parallelwith the binding-posts, the ends of one of the overlapping back membersbeing folded around the ends of the other and constituting guidestherefor which tend to assist the posts in keeping the binding-strips inparallel relation to each other during their movement in and out, andthus prevent a binding of the parts by an uneven movement thereof.

It is obvious that modification in the details of construction may bemade without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I do not,therefore, limit myself to the details shown except in so far as theyare made the subject-matter of specific claims.

1 claim- 1. In a temporary binder, the combination of a pair of bindermembers having overlapping backs provided with integral guideways,cooperating lips and lugs at each end which guide and limit theoverlapping movement of said backs, telescoping binder-posts mountedupon said binder members, and a screw having a swivel connectionA withone of said binder members and projecting into the outer member' of oneof said posts and having a threaded engagement with the interior of theinner member of said post, substantially as described.

2. A temporary binder comprising in combination, a pair of bindermembers provided with telescoping binder-posts, overlapping back memberssecured to said binder members, one of said back members being folded atits ends around the ends of the other back member and constituting aguide therefor,

projecting lips and projecting lugs, respectively, upon said backmembers whereby the separating movement thereof is limited by theengagement of said lugs with said lips, a screw having swivelconnections at one end with one of said binder members and threadedconnections with the interior of one of said binderposts, and means forturning said screw to move said binder members to and from each other,substantially as described.

3. A temporary binder, comprising in combination a pair of bindermembers provided with a plurality of telescoping binder-posts, some ofsaid posts being arranged in reverse position to others, overlappingback members secured to said binder members, one of said back membersbeing folded at its ends around the ends of the other back member andhaving thereon projecting lips, the other back member having projectinglugs adapted to engage said lips to limit the separating movement ofsaid back members and said binder members, a screw passing through oneof said binder members and into one of said binder-posts and havingthreaded engagement with the latter, a cap-like member mounted over theprotruding end of said screw and secured to said binder member, acollarupon said screw between the cap-like member and the binder member,whereby the screw is secured by a swivel connection to said bindermember, and means for turning said screw to move said binder members toand from each other, substantially as described.

JAMES W. RANSON. Vitnesses:

ALBERT H. GRAVES, FREDERICK GOODWIN.

